MAMBO
Y CANELA is not just a love story; it is homage to friendship,
because it’s precisely the friendship between Canela and Rodrigo that
starts this great romantic story. Canela is going to prove to us that
there are times when true love is found where you least expect it. And
it will be her – and not Rodrigo – who will have to do everything in
her power to conquer his love, because Canela knows what she wants and
she is going to get at all cost. That’s the way she is until her life
crosses Rodrigo’s life.

Abandoned
at an early age, Canela has the unequivocal survival skill of a child
raised on the streets. She is savagely beautiful and has an unparalleled
charm, she is intelligent, has a happy attitude, she’s mischievous and
loves the mambo. This is a very dangerous combination for Rodrigo whose
life project is directed towards another woman very different from
Canela. And when Rodrigo has a plan, it is very difficult to make him
change his decision. This will be Canela’s biggest challenge: she will
have to prove to Rodrigo - this very charming, crazy, original,
hipped-up man – that even though she’s a blue jean-type girl, she
has more attributes than the perfect executive Vanessa; that the look in
her eyes is more perfect, that she’s his morning cup of coffee, the
best smile to share and the best pillow companion.

Canela
will meet Rodrigo while working as a product promoter amidst the unique
world of a group of young women who work in elegant public places or on
special national events. Canela is perfect for this job, not only she
can convince anyone to purchase the product she represents, but she
manages perfectly well and elegantly all those who approach her with
dubious intentions. Among her co-workers, Canela has her group of
friends: Lolita, the quiet girl with double standards; Candida, who is
harsh and verbal; Marite, with her dreams of becoming an actress and
Wanda, funny and entertaining and the only mother in the group. They
will form the perfect team to fight the envy of the other women, the
exploitation of their greedy boss and the indecent propositions of some
clients.

Rodrigo
works in these types of events as well; he is a photographer who
recently started in this medium. He will do just about any job that
comes his way: advertising and magazine promotions, baptisms and
weddings. However, few people know that Rodrigo is a brilliant systems
engineer, the only heir to one of the most powerful families in the
country, and that he once held a very lucrative position as executive in
one their companies. But Rodrigo suffered a vocational crisis and he
made one of the hardest decisions in his life: he gave up this upscale
life as a yuppie and took over the only passion he had which was to
become a photographer.

Rodrigo
is divorced and he lives with a group of fun friends that shared
together the tribulations of marriage. They united to support each other
during the problems they suffered from their divorces. Nando is a second
rate actor who has a frustrated paternity thanks to his ex-wife’s job;
Cosme is a chauvinist with a long list of divorces and Saul is the sport
oriented guy and the most settled of the group. They share an apartment
that Rodrigo’s cousin gave them to rent and they have formed like a
“Clan of Divorcees”, a club destined to preserve the dignity, the
independence and the bank accounts if its members from the satanic sect
of the ex-wives and the want-to-be wives. But destiny will make Canela
seek refuge in that apartment and share with this “Clan of Divorcees”
who will all be bewitched by her beauty and charm. Canela will become
indispensable in the life of these men waking up feelings of jealousy in
Vanessa – Rodrigo’s girlfriend – who will rightfully find Canela
to be the most dangerous rival.

Soon
Canela and her friends will move into the same building that these men
live in. This will be the beginning of an unforgettable friendship among
this group of people who live under one same roof. It will mark the
start to a whole new world of emotional relations that will dwell in
camaraderie, love, indifference, flirtation, jealousy and awkwardness.
They are all new age people. It is life during the age of the greatest
friendships, hot passions and desired love with humor and no frowns.

Rodrigo,
regardless of his effort to resist the blistering Canela, will feel more
and more attracted to her. That will be when Canela will realize that
Rodrigo is not someone she fancies but the true love of her life, and
she will have to use all her abilities and cleverness to convince this
hardheaded man that she is the best project he could put his eyes on,
that affinity is the best relation among two people who love each other
and that trust is the basic element for an affective relationship.

This
is a story marked by surprise, friendship, humor and everyday living
with the resonance of a delightful mambo… and Canela.